Sun, Oct 15, 2023, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Miami Dolphins
Weather at kickoff86°F9 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
0-5 · Power #31
21
final
Final
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4-1 · Power #7
42
▲ winner
Closing spread
MIA -13.5
✓ MIA W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 25–39 MIA
✓ MIA (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIA -13.5
Total46.5
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Total
 
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIA -13.5
Total46.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like MIA as a 13.5-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: MIA won 42–21; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 63 points went over 46.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 87%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 45%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 17.6 against an average line of 13.3; 42.8 points a game (usually 43.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
BUF vs ATL
2021 · Week 17 · close · similar rest & total
-1429–15 P U46
Close
KC vs DEN
2022 · Week 17 · close · similar total & rest
-1327–24 L O46
Loose
GB vs JAX
2020 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & total
-13.524–20 L U47
Loose
KC vs DEN
2020 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & spread
-1322–16 L U51.5
Loose
LAR vs JAX
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & spread
-1337–7 W U47.5
Loose
TB vs CHI
2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar total & situation
-1238–3 W U47
Loose
LAR vs NYG
2020 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & rest
-13.517–9 L U49
Loose
BAL vs JAX
2020 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest & season form
-12.540–14 W O48.5
Loose
BUF vs PIT
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & spread
-1438–3 W U44.5
Loose
MIA vs HOU
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & total
-1430–15 W U47.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Small sample warning
Carolina Panthers have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CAR−2.1 →−6.4▼ 4.3#30
MIA+2.1 →+3.2▲ 1.1#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

CAR
Longer bar = better
MIA
#26
Offense
MIA better ▶
#1
#27
Defense
MIA better ▶
#24
−0.8 #24
Turnovers
Even
−0.6 #23
67 plays #5
Pace
◀ CAR faster
62 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAR has the ball
Even matchup
CAR offMIA defEdge
Points / game 18.2 #25 27.0 #26 Even
Yards / play 4.38 #30 5.35 #18 MIA
EPA / play −0.14 #27 +0.01 #21 MIA
Success rate 41% #22 48% #29 CAR
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offCAR defEdge
Points / game 36.2 #1 28.8 #28 MIA
Yards / play 8.31 #1 5.48 #22 MIA
EPA / play +0.27 #1 +0.07 #27 MIA
Success rate 55% #1 50% #31 MIA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAR scored
2.6
#22
6.6
#15
9.2
#22
1.2
#30
7.8
#11
9.0
#21
MIA allowed
5.6
#24
9.2
#28
14.8
#26
4.0
#15
8.2
#23
12.2
#23
MIA scoring against the CAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
7.6
#2
13.0
#1
20.6
#1
8.2
#2
7.4
#13
15.6
#2
CAR allowed
4.0
#15
8.0
#19
12.0
#20
6.8
#26
10.0
#30
16.8
#31

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
86° · 9 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CAR7d
MIA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 127fast